Jan Brett
G. P. Putnam's Sons
2001, 256 pages
ISBN: 0399237410
ages 4+
A nice treasury can keep children entertained in the days leading up to Christmas. Jan Brett's Christmas Treasury contains seven of Jan Brett's books: The Mitten, The Wild Christmas Reindeer, Trouble with Trolls, The Twelve Days of Christmas, The Hat, Christmas Trolls and The Night Before Christmas.
The Mitten (adapted and illustrated by Jan Brett) is a Ukrainian folktale about a boy who loses one of his mittens only to have several animals borrow it.
The Wild Christmas Reindeer sees a girl responsible for getting Santa's reindeer ready for Christmas Eve change her teaching ways to help the reindeer prepare for pulling Santa's sleigh.
The Trouble with Trolls sees a girl, Treva, attempting to visit her cousin. Treva is accompanied by her dog, Tuffi, who the trolls keep taking. Will Treva be able to get Tuffi back from the trolls?
The Twelve Days of Christmas is the popular Christmas carol enhanced by Jan Brett's beautiful illustrations.
The Hat is a funny story about a hedgehog who happens to wear, by accident, a girl's stockings.
Christmas Trolls has Treva and her brother Sami attempting to get many of their Christmas items back that have been taken by two trolls - Mig and Tig. In getting her items back, Treva helps Mig and Tig understand what Christmas is about.
The Night Before Christmas is the popular Christmas poem by Clement Moore which Jan Brett has beautifully illustrated.
Jan Brett's Christmas Treasury is a beautiful collection of seven books that children of all ages will enjoy reading each Christmas.
Merry Christmas, Splat
Rob Scotton
Harper
2009, 33 pages
ISBN: 9780060831608
ages 3+
Splat the cat has asked Santa for a "really big present for Christmas" but then begins to wonder if he has been good enough to receive such a gift. In order to be sure, Splat decides to help his mother get everything ready for Christmas. When he is tired Splat goes to bed and waits for Santa. When Splat doesn't meet Santa he assumes he hasn't been good enough and Santa hasn't visited Splat's family. Has Santa avoided Splat's house or has Splat just missed seeing him?
Olive, the Other Reindeer Notecard Set
J. Otto Seibold and Vivian Walsh
Chronicle Books
2009
ISBN: 9780811869812
Technically, Olive, the Other Reindeer - Notecard Set isn't a book, but it is, as the title implies, a really cool set of notecards. There are 16 notecards, envelopes and stickers inspired by Olive, the Other Reindeer. The cards are excellent as are the envelopes and they're ideal for thank-you notes, invitations or letters.
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